Band 6 Substance Misuse Nurse - HMP Rochester

Ever thought about working as a Substance Misuse Nurse is a prison. The Forward Trust are recruiting Nurses for Prisons across Surrey, Kent and Essex. For more than 25 years, Forward have been working with people building positive and productive lives, whatever their past. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community. What you will be doing? As a Band 6 Substance Misuse Nurse, you will be responsible for the delivery of high standards of nursing care and psychosocial interventions to patients admitted to the service according to their clinical needs and in accordance with up-to-date evidence based practice and relevant clinical protocols and policies. You will provide interventions and support for drug and alcohol users with complex needs as part of a recovery plan. This may include triage, assessment; administration of controlled drugs, and other prescribed medication, group facilitation and 1:1 key working Participate in effective assessment of care needs, providing a high standard of care to clients in keeping with the philosophy and operational policies of the Prison, in addition to Forward policies and procedures. More information can be found about our vacancies on NHS Jobs.